Celtic Banter Archive January 08 2019

08 Jan 2019 21:10:03
This transfer window has given me a bit of a reality check about where we are as a club and the necessity of our transfer strategy.

I'll hold my hands up and admit that when we sold Dembele for £19.7m on the last day of the transfer window I was expecting us to push the boat out this month and sign a striker of quality and reputation whilst dishing out a decent fee. And again I'll admit feeling underwhelmed when I heard our targets were Weah and Bayo.

However looking at the transfer window as a whole and seeing a player like Dominic Solanke, who has 1 senior goal in the EPL move for £19m makes me realise we have no option than to look for players like Bayo, develop them into top class players and sell them on for big money. And there may be occasions when we do pay a large fee for a player i. e Castagne for £6m for example.

I have decided to embrace this policy and look forward to seeing Burke, Weah and Bayo in action and whoever else come in between now and the end of the window. Who knows just because there is no option to buy included in the loan doesn't mean we can't make an offer at the end of the season for Burke. I can't see Weah coming here permanently. Anyway looking forward to the rest of the season and hopefully another treble.

08 Jan 2019 22:03:47
If Weah and Burke play well during 6 months, i wouldn't be surprised if loans were extended like what happened with Patrick Roberts.

PSG and West Brom obviously rate them highly by their actions of extending Weah contract and West Brom paying £15m for Burke. With this in mind i believe we have loaned 2 good players.

Looking at bigger picture players we have developed over years i can see big clubs in future loaning us top class prospects that will give us a boost cause of the success rate.

08 Jan 2019 22:21:10
I'd be happy for both loans to be extended. I just wonder if Weah has been brought in to cover Griff.

08 Jan 2019 22:35:43
Read a report today suggesting Rodgers wants to utilise Weah through the middle and put Edouard on the Left Wing. I know French Eddie is class at cutting inside at edge of the box but other than that I don’t think he offers natural width or has a particular strength in crossing the ball. Then we have a young natural wide player who has started only a handful of senior games asked to come to a foreign country and play in a position alien to him.
After Mcgregor at full back shambles in old firm and now trying to play 2 players out of their natural position I’m less confident in Rodgers than I have been in the past.
His signings record is poor I hope he has got these 1s correct for our sake.
More importantly we NEED a CM, RB, back up LB and at least 1 CB and seem to only be linked with Attacking players and 1 RB who wants to play in Spain or Germany I think so where’s our next target? Surely we should have had at least 5 options on standby at RB as soon as window opened it’s so obvious we need help in there and teams know it and target that area of our team.

08 Jan 2019 22:46:14
Ice man did the fact we had to pay 9 million for edouard not ram that fact for you.
He had only around 16 or 17 top flight games and 1 goal before his loan to us
He then scored 11 for us.

So a player with under 50 top team games and 12 goals cost 9 million
That's what we are up against. We need to go looking for gems like van djyk or use loop holes to grab players like dembele.
Will it always work? Naw
What we need to do is make sure enough of it works to keep us successful.

08 Jan 2019 23:06:36
Kev83 I guess I still thought we may be able to bring in a decent level of player with a good reputation bit like I say seeing what's going on with to be quite frank average players going for tens of millions of pounds put things completely into perspective.

Our scouting system needs to be spot on and we need to take advantage of certain markets as well as continuing with our youth set up. Nothing makes me prouder than seeing KT, Calmac, Forrest and Mikey Johnston coming through the ranks. Here's to the future 🍀.

09 Jan 2019 00:06:52
GGGG unless you heard Rodgers say it himself I wouldn't pay any attention to it.

09 Jan 2019 00:28:06
Edouards still young and he has done well so far this season.

I do think though he works better with someone up front. Last season him and dembele were dynamite up front.

09 Jan 2019 08:32:20
We aren't going to push the boat out and sign another multi million pound striker when we paid £9m for Eddy, he is our No 1 striker but BR just doesn't want him playing so much.
Now on the other hand we still have 3 weeks of the window left and I do see them making a splash to get possible 3 or 4 more players in to bolster our defence, I also see Hayes, Allen, Compper and Boyata all moving on.

08 Jan 2019 19:48:24
Very optimistic about our transfer activity so far - and being so busy this early in the window, really isn't like us and shows our intent with 3 weeks + to go.
So still plenty time to sort out the defense (although not heard anything about a new goalie lol) .
The wage bill has been a hot topic and we will obviously look to ship some players one way or another?

De Vries
Gamboa Hendry Compper Izzaguire
Hayes Eboue Bitton Mulumbu Allen
Aitchieson

subs: Hazard, Benyu, Miller, Arzani, Bitton;

There's a full team that can't get a game and there's others like Johnston, Morgan, Ralston and Simunovic who are on the fringe.

Leaving:- Gordon, Bain;
Lustig Boyata, Ajer, Benkovic, KT;
Forrest, Weah, Rogic, McGregor, Broony, Christie, Sinclair, Bayo, Ntcham, Oddsoaks. (Griff) , Burke.

Sorry if I've missed anyone?
That's a hell of a squad though.

08 Jan 2019 19:59:38
Think Ralston will be in main squad rather than on fringes now OAB.

08 Jan 2019 20:09:12
I will dig up Pedro's heated driveway if Michael Johnson is moved on. Will be a special player for us.

08 Jan 2019 20:36:33
I'd still keep Kouassi myself like, I think there is a player in there.

I think Button will be ket also for his versatility, I'd also send Morgan and Hendry on Loan.

Offload Boyata now and replace straight away with someone like Kalas or Brumma

Sack the rest for me 💚🍀.

08 Jan 2019 20:51:26
Rogers already said Johnstone going nowhere.

08 Jan 2019 21:36:23
Surely Aitchieson is still potentially one for the future.

08 Jan 2019 22:38:06
We should loan them out to SPFL teams then they can play against all our rivals but be ineligible against us.

08 Jan 2019 19:30:35
Celtic confirm signing of BAYO, on sky news 👏 looks a good player HH.

08 Jan 2019 16:25:15
RESPECT OUR REFS a headline by none other than Stevie G, what a hypocrite. There has been a catalogue of insults towards referees this season by him and his club since the first game of the season at Aberdeen. Oldkilly.

08 Jan 2019 17:36:10
Hypocrite manager of a hypocrite club. The anti-Celtic mischief makers are on double-time these days beating the Sevco drum.
Can't wait for the season to resume to shut them all up AGAIN.

08 Jan 2019 17:12:06
I hope the referees do go on strike and never come back. They are all incompetent time after time. Get full time foreign officials in. It won't be long before rapeeepel campaign for their Scottish referee's to be reinstated as the fair neutral officials aren't helping their cause!

08 Jan 2019 18:05:30
They must be after another pay rise 😐.

08 Jan 2019 18:38:59
Trying their best to deflect away from our cracking couple of days of transfer activity.
Beginning to believe this January could be a belter for us!

08 Jan 2019 19:38:49
I for the life of me can understand why they believed that after that shambolic display by a so called Referee and the release of no action by the SFA that they thought that nothing more would be said IF SOME morons did threaten him they deserve to be punished by the law but that excuse for a referee should not ref another professional game again AND A Full investigation into why some players can get retrospective punishment even after the Ref claims to have seen it but other players they can't touch OR perhaps won't touch.

08 Jan 2019 15:06:22
Why I hate SLY:-

Continual Sevco Bias.

Compulsion to link TRIFC 2012 with Celtic at every opportunity.

Jim Whyte

100% English slanted arrogance.

Their contempt for Scottish football; barring all things Sevco

Did I mention Jim Whyte?

The conveyor belt of wee suited guys with the same voice.

Neil McCann, Kris Boyd and Commons and nobody like Chris Sutton.

"Sly Sports News Understands'?!

Feel free to add to the list?

08 Jan 2019 15:24:07
Jim walloper Whyte is enough for anyone OaB.

08 Jan 2019 15:35:48
Bring back Natalie sawyer 😆😆.

08 Jan 2019 15:37:40
Jim Whyte.

08 Jan 2019 15:53:06
Charlie Nicholas!

08 Jan 2019 15:53:31
Andy walker!

08 Jan 2019 16:12:15
Rob Wotton. Bellend.

08 Jan 2019 16:26:25
Even in that horible company they have a wee golden nugget . kirsty gallacher is a wee belter . other wise its all bad
Hail hail.

08 Jan 2019 17:38:41
Och; How did I manage to miss out turn-coat Walker Kev?!

08 Jan 2019 19:11:04
The obscene amount of money they give to the pub league.

08 Jan 2019 12:56:35
Happy new year Bhoys and Ghirls. Been reading over the last few weeks, and watching all the media and "not so" social media comments. So verdict on the "old firm" we were due at some point a loss, maybe an eye opener? However, again I can accept them playing there best us playing poorly and a few dubious referee decisions and only a 1-0 loss. I know they had a few chances but the point is they couldn't take them. It says a lot that that's the best they are going to do.

On another note transfers, I like most Celtic fans agree we need a new RB for CL qualifiers and we would ideally have another CB brought in before then. I think the two loans are fantastic players two very highly regarded young prospects, pacey, skillfull and creating players. It might give us another option to mix a top 4 of: Burke, Forrest, Sinclair, Rogic, Christie, Edouard, Johnstone, Weah, Bayo (*) and Griffiths (when returns) . I think the fire power has got stronger. Weah, Burke can push Sinclair and Edouard could be considered either out left or behind Bayo. It is clear that we have strengthened as an attacking force. Now just to tidy up the defence. My only concern is the 6 month loans, these players aren't bedded for the CL qualifiers and you do have to wonder is BR moving on? or is this just plugging the hole?

Can anyone elighten me to the media hype across the city. They are now "favourites to win the league". They've signed Davis, who Armstrong has replaced, he wasn't even a consistant first team player for us last year. His legs are gone whilst we bring in young, vibrant pace and skill. Secondaly the hype of Defoe, a 36 year old has been. Scoring record has been poor for last few years but he has been telling tales of what makes a prolific goalscorer. Even more how degrading to the Scottish game he and they think he is going to be the superstar. This isn't Ibrahimovic, Rooney or C. Ronaldo - all over the age of 30 - its Defoe who has won a GRAND 1 TROPHY throughout his entire career. let's get real they have a better player in Morelos. Unless there is a more youthful and better quality of player brought in this league title will be back at Paradise at the start of April.

Hail Hail.

08 Jan 2019 03:13:01
Rogic has broken a bone in his hand playing for the Soceroos.

08 Jan 2019 10:09:46
Good job we don’t play volleyball.

08 Jan 2019 10:11:37
It's official. The man's made of chocolate.

08 Jan 2019 10:35:02
that will be him out for 18 months then!

08 Jan 2019 11:02:15
He's playing in next game apparently.

08 Jan 2019 11:41:42
Tape it back on and off he goes. Has he not broke his hand before.

08 Jan 2019 12:16:17
Broken hand shouldn't keep him out.